The YouTubes

Here are our musical numbers from Connect Mason's "Talks With Tier."  God that was fun.  Thanks a bunch to Tier and Natalia and Co. for shooting us and getting us ready for viral status.

Screaming:

City Girl:

Oh God!

Well it's been far far far too long since I've posted anything here.  So here's the news.  I'll put up some fresh photos later tonight, if time allows.

-- We've moved into a house in dirty D.C.!  Well, Gabby and Trevor and Eleena (our photographer) have moved in.  Ian will be moving in as soon as he's not a broke-ass fool living in his mom's house.  We had Thanksgiving there with a bunch of friends and family.  Good times for all!

-- We have a bass player!  Everybody make Patches Mitchell feel at home.  Just because he's a pescetarian doesn't mean he isn't awesome.  You should see the bass he plays.  Whooooo billy it's tits!

-- You may have seen us featured on Connect2Mason.com's "Talks with Tier."  Thanks a million to Tier and Natalia and Co. for having us on your show, it was too fun.  Check us out by clicking here!  Featured on the show are two of our previously unrecorded songs, "City Girl" and "Screaming" (should be posted soon).

-- Ian just farted and it kind of stinks.

-- Trevor had an old injury come back to haunt him.  A while back, he got hit in the eye with a paintball.  After lots of rocking and rolling, he managed to detach his retina.  He's had surgery, but he's stuck with an eyepatch and bandages for now.  Too bad our bass player came pre-equipped with the nickname "Patches," it makes it a lot harder to come up with nicknames for Trevor.  (In an amusing coincidence, Patches also hurt his eye and had a patch on for a while.  So our rhythm section was functioning with two good eyes and two great eye patches.)

-- We want to play YOUR parties.  Shoot an e-mail our way if you're hosting a holiday bash, we'll give it the punch it needs... whether its the kind of punch we slipped a handle of vodka into or the kind of punch that makes your nose bleed.

Rocktoberfest 2008

Hey!  Yeah, you!  Guess what?

DeVille is headlining this year's Rocktoberfest!

It's going to be at The Barking Dog, on Elm Street (just off Wisconsin, 2 blocks from the Bethesda metro station) in Bethesda, MD.  The doors will open at 8 p.m., tickets are $8 apiece.

Also performing are Alexis George, Temporary Basement and Manises.  It's sure to be a ass-kicking, rocking and rolling good time for all!

There's much more information here.

We're wicked stoked!

The Red and The Black part 2

More photos from the Red and the Black! Thanks Eleena!

The blurry sticks means he's putting extra rock'n'roll juice into it.

I want Noah at every single show I ever play. That's a dude that get's pumped!

Acoustic rock? Little switcheroo for you.

A big happy family. Feel the love.

Rocking amongst the crowd.

Go James and Noah! Get down with your bad selves! (I can't believe I just said that.)

Trevor beats the living shit out of his drums.

So emotional.

The Red and The Black! part one

We survived our official D.C. debut performance, and came out with some pretty sweet shots. Thanks a ton to our band photographer, Eleena Fikhman. So without further ado, here's some pictures:

You can't get much more rock'n'roll than tight jeans and Wayfarers.

That's how Ian felt, and probably still feels.

As all performers know, a connection with the audience is key.

Like I said, audience connection is key. So is dancing.

News, 8-12-08

All righty!

It's been a while, so here's what's new from everybody's favorite new DC rock'n'rollers, DeVille!

- Trevor's new nickname is Peter Pan (see the hands on the hips?). Ian is a Lost Boy with a nosy, Gossip Girl-esque camera phone. Peter's Wendy will remain anonymous for her protection.

- The Dark Knight is awesome, say we three.

- We have quite a few songs in the works, so when you see us at the Red and the Black in a few weeks, you'll be like, "Whoa, where did all of this new stuff come from?"

- Oh, did we mention? We'll be playing a show on August 27 with The Blue Line at the Red and the Black in downtown DC! Email us for more info.

Thanks for checking in! We'll keep you posted!

Love,

DeVille

Behind the Scenes - Alvin Ailey Showcase

After a long drive and a late night at Gabby's house, we literally saw the light at the end of the tunnel. On the other side? Manhattan!







Gabby's sister Jenel picked out her outfit, so when Gabby tried it on ... let's just say there was a wardrobe malfunction or two that led to us spending the day at the mall.










But by showtime, all was right! Gabby doesn't really wear dresses... everyone at the show was trying to figure out why.

Trevor got used to the idea of wearing stage makeup real quick when the models started talking to him.

New York, New York

So, a quick update, the show in New York went really well. I think it'll open a lot of doors for the band.
In case you missed last weekend's show, we'll be playing in New York again this weekend at a pool party in Amityville with Red Ink. You can get more info by emailing us, devilleinfo [at] gmail [dot] com.
We're looking forward to it -- it should be a good time, lots of fun to be had.
Pictures from the weekend coming soon!

Love,
The Guitar Guy

P.S. Did I mention we have tracks up on our MySpace? Comment away!

Hot Traxxx

Whoa!  It's been a whirlwind week in the studio getting demos together, but after a few marathon nights recording and a sprint across the mixing board, we have samples you can listen to!  

Our first releases are "Big Mistake" and "Same Sad Love Song."  The tracks show some of the different sides of our style -- "Big Mistake" is punk-inspired and energetic, "Same Sad Love Song" is our version of hard rock heartache.

Check them out on MySpace for now, Facebook is coming soon!

Love,

The Band

P.S. First show tomorrow night in New York!  Get stoked!  We'll have pictures from the trip up next week.  We're going to have a rockin' weekend, hope you do too!

Getting Closer...

Hello everyone!

Things are getting really exciting right now. We have our shows coming up in New York, we'll have a pair of demos for you to listen to either today or tomorrow, and now that we're done for a minute in the studio, I get to go to bed kind of early! HOORAY!

But really, we're very excited for people to hear our music -- you'll be able to hear it on our MySpace profile and on our Facebook page. we know it's tough to say you're a fan if you don't know what we sound like. And honestly, we want to know what you think we sound like. We have some serious trouble trying to compare our sound to other bands...

Have a good one! Come check us out NOW. This lady says so:

Love, Ian

Totally Viral

Studio Time

Hey there everybody!

So we spent a tonight running a marathon in the studio.  A few hours and a few portions of Chinese food later, we're on the verge of having some listenable material for you!  [insert wild applause here]

But it's late now, and my fingertips are sore.

Much love!

Ian and the band

Ch-check it out

It's us! Photo by Eleena Fikhman

Plus we have a bunch of new ones on our MySpace page.  Hit it up!

Hold On, I'm Coming

So, this Saturday we have kind of a big show in New York City. We're playing in a showcase at the Ailey Theater in Midtown Manhattan, and it's going to be ...well... AWESOME.

Here's the address:
The Ailey Citigroup Theater
405 W. 55th St (at 9th Ave)
New York, NY 10019

Live in NYC and wanna check it out? Get tickets at SmartTix.com!
If you can't see it live, we'll be posting pictures and hopefully some video soon! Recording session tonight, check our MySpace for updates and photos.

Thanks for reading! Let us know what you think! ...about anything! I'd just be excited to get email.

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